For older students on the Autism Spectrum or other language disabilities, this app is an eBook reader that can read aloud with a text-to-speech voice using either a PDF or ePub. Words are highlighted as they are spoken. Uses a built-in dictionary. Internet search without leaving the book. (free)
This iPad App is from Scholastic has just recently advertised their new e-book app, Storia. Parents or teachers download the app to their device, then can shop for children’s e-books on the scholastic website. The e-books range in price from .99 to 6 or 7 dollars. However, when you first sign up & log into the app, scholastic will give you 5 free e-books to start (you can’t choose them, but they are pretty good books- some fiction, some non-fiction).
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For older students on the Autism Spectrum or other language disabilities, this app is an eBook reader that can read aloud with a text-to-speech voice using either a PDF or ePub. Words are highlighted as they are spoken. Uses a built-in dictionary. Internet search without leaving the book. (free)
Scholastic Storia
This iPad App is from Scholastic has just recently advertised their new e-book app, Storia. Parents or teachers download the app to their device, then can shop for children’s e-books on the scholastic website. The e-books range in price from .99 to 6 or 7 dollars. However, when you first sign up & log into the app, scholastic will give you 5 free e-books to start (you can’t choose them, but they are pretty good books- some fiction, some non-fiction).
Last Updated - May 2014